Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Market-house
Townparks (Ballybrit By.), County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Townparks (Ballybrit By.)
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.09352, -7.91290
- SMR number
- OF035-012018-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Market House that is marked on Michael Richards map of Birr from 1691 (Feehan and Rosse 2007, 13-15). This market house was located in the Market Square and has since been demolished. Market Cross (OF035-012015) would have been located in close proximity to the Market House.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Cross - Market crossunder 1 mi
- Historic townunder 1 mi
- Sheela-na-gigunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.